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Antonio Conte lavished praise on Alvaro Morata after his hat-trick helped to fire Chelsea to an impressive 4-0 win over Stoke in the Premier League on Saturday. 'After his injury and surgery you need time, and if I make the decision [to start him] it is because I think he is ready. Quoted by the Evening Standard , Conte revealed that Hazard was in contention to dive in at the deep end when the squad travel from west London to Madrid to face Atletico at the Wanda Metropolitano on Wednesday.

Kenya's Supreme Court on September 1 nullified the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta and ordered for a new vote which has generated tensions between the supporters of the ruling party and the opposition. Nigeria are one of the qualifiers for this tournament. Finally, the main issue of CAN 2019 was discussed. The FKF President also claimed that Kenya's current political climate cost the country the opportunity to host the bi-annual football showpiece.

The writing appeared to be on the wall for Sergio Aguero at Manchester City last season when Gabriel Jesus's arrival in January saw him lose his place in the side. Again, Stoke had committed a basic defensive error, again another of Chelsea's Spanish forwards had found themselves clear on goal and again they had not missed.

Chelsea scored from their only two shots in the first half, Morata putting them in front after just 82 seconds before fellow Spain worldwide Pedro netted his second goal in his last three games. "But, in Morata, I think they have a young player with great movement". Relations between Costa and Chelsea manager Antonio Conte began to deteriorate in January when the striker reportedly had his head turned by a big-money offer from the Chinese Super League, which soon evaporated.

If there was any remaining sadness over Diego Costa's exit from Chelsea , which was finally resolved this week, Morata ensured his compatriot was forgotten on Saturday. Vardy then squandered a chance to secure the Foxes a draw when his penalty was saved by Simon Mignolet. Swansea have now lost all three home league games so far this season and Watford won all three away after Richarlison's late victor earned the Hornets a 2-1 victory at the Liberty Stadium.

Four plays later, Smith found wide out Tyreek Hill on a 30-yard pass for a score. They've played their first two opponents so closely that they could be 2-0 if not for some missed field goal attempts and special teams snafus, but now they face the Chiefs in a divisional showdown that could sink them before they ever get started.

But Mourinho will be hoping that his United players can replicate what his Chelsea side of 2014/15 did once they were caught by City. Andy Townsend says Man Utd have the strength to be a force in the Premier League title race this season, while Ollie Holt insists the team that finishes above United will win the league, and that team will be rivals Man City.

Green Bay won in overtime off the strength of another awesome pass play-this one to Geronimo Allison for 72 yards to set up a 27-24 victory. Dalton's first-half passer rating is 140.8, A.J. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers does not thrown many interceptions. But we should all know by now that Rodgers wasn't going to let that happen.

President Trump has raised awareness of NFL player protests of kneeling for the National Anthem before games, including Sunday at London's Wembley Stadium as the Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars were playing. Trump has made a case that "there are coaches across this country, at high-school level, who are penalized and disciplined for leading their players in prayer".

The 48-year-old is understood to have contacted police himself after Ms Fox made her allegations public, according to The Sun . The Sun reported witnesses saw the pair rowing in the nightclub, claiming Miss Fox fell to the floor clutching her face.

The team looked good to me and I thought we were better than Betis, but it is the result that counts in the end. Zidane added: "We played better than Betis but the result is what matters". "And lately we are finding it hard to score at home". "I've always watched him as a player". It is believed that Real Madrid will try to sign as many world-class players as possible during January in order to boost the side.

Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has sought a report on the incident from the divisional commissioner. Authorities said that the outsiders even used arson against the police, which resulted in injuries to some policemen.

With Scandrick out against the Broncos , the Cowboys played most of the game with just two healthy cornerbacks. We know he can overcome stuff, let's hope he does again. The Lions gained only 82 yards on the ground and the Colts 76. This shutdown the Cowboys' running game entirely, holding running back Ezekiel Elliott to only eight yards on the game.

A week ago, the Bills failed to score a touchdown. Taylor completed passes for 38- and 25-yard gains and McCoy broke off a 31-yard run on the four-play drive that followed a 28-yard tiebreaking field goal by Brandon McManus. Unsportsmanlike conduct penalties on Buffalo defenders Micah Hyde and Jerry Hughes aided Denver on its 79-yard drive. Bolles didn't practice Wednesday, but he returned to the field on Thursday with his left ankle and foot heavily taped over his shoe.

The decision by Girona coach Pablo Machin to man-mark Lionel Messi with Pablo Maffeo helped stop him from adding to his best ever start to a Liga. But Suarez swept home the third to wrap up another routine win, leaving Alba to praise the work of new boss Ernesto Valverde . But defender Jordi Alba still believes the league leaders are shaping up well under Valverde's tutelage.

Every cricket match played by Indian cricket team is telecast live on this channel. The incident overshadowed the fact Kuldeep Yadav became the third India bowler to take a one-day worldwide hat-trick as Australia were bowled out for 202 in a 50-run loss at Eden Gardens.

So. if the Lions had a timeout, they could have used it? That touchdown initially seemed to solidify a dream comeback for Detroit , giving them a huge win over a top NFC team after being down 17-3 in the first half. Matt Ryan connected with Taylor Gabriel for a 40-yard, go-ahead scoring strike on the first play of the fourth quarter and the Atlanta Falcons barely held off the Detroit Lions 30-26 on Sunday at Ford Field.

Even with their departures, the Texans still feel like a team doing all they can to emulate the Patriots. His reasoning: Houston's talented and unpredictable five-man "diamond" defensive front can force teams' blocking into disadvantageous matchups and create disorienting havoc for blockers.

Jason Holder, too, announced that Chris Gayle could be back for the tie, after missing out at Trent Bridge due to a hamstring pull. Joe Root was dismissed soon after that and Chris Woakes joined Ali in the middle. He eventually holed out off spinner Ashley Nurse and walked off to a standing ovation from a near-capacity crowd. "I felt Rooty and Stokesy did a fantastic job for us", he said .

According to the star tight end, he's " good to go " to play against the Houston Texans , per Jim McBride of the Boston Globe. Per the Patriots' official injury report , Gronkowski returned to practice on a limited basis Thursday after sitting out Wednesday; Amendola was a limited participant on Wednesday and Thursday.

Same goals scored and same goals conceded has pundits proclaiming the title is already just going to be between the two Manchester clubs. Football transfers involve serious money, and for good reason - the most popular clubs are big business, both for sponsors, broadcasters, attendees and fans interested in placing paid or free bets in their favourite teams through bookmakers.

I will not talk about Real Madrid anymore. Yet with five Bundesliga goals under his belt already, Aubameyang claims that any disappointment surrounding the failed transfer has quickly faded. " Milan offered me something ". "As far as Marseille is concerned, it's a historic club and it may be interesting, but I'm not too sure about their project, but it's only a matter of opinion", he added.

Jese, who scored an impressive debut victor against Arsenal last month, was anonymous against Chelsea and it wasn't until Peter Crouch entered the action midway through the second half that Stoke began to hurt the champions. Chelsea have a tricky week ahead prior to the worldwide break, also taking on Man City and Atletico Madrid in two defining fixtures at home and in Europe, but for now all focus will simply be on getting the job done against a stubborn opponent.

Arsenal star Danny Welbeck has been ruled out for at least three weeks with a groin injury. Speaking ahead of Arsenal's Carabao Cup tie against Doncaster Rovers on Wednesday, via BBC Sport , Arsene Wenger said: "We don't know how bad his groin injury is but he will certainly be out until the worldwide break".

The wicketkeeper-batsman, who hit 4 fours and 2 sixes, in his 88-ball stay lost his wicket to James Faulkner in the final over. At that time, the Indian captain had said that if Pandya grows in confidence, he can bring great balance to the game for India, the way Ben Stokes does for England.